Another terrorist attack, this time against Christians.

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After the Brussels attacks, this may be connected. It may not. Nonetheless its horrible. 69 dead for Christ sake.

It is irrelevant if it is in Pakistan.

The attack is claimed to be related to Easter.

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First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
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LE

The fact that it hit kids and grown ups of whatever shape, size, colour or religious inclination in immaterial. Whoever's responsible and not just the flying mince one. The ones organising it, need dealt with.
The good news being the Pakistani intelligence crowd don't have to look too far.

LE

An old colleague of mine is a Pakistani christian. There have been plenty of attacks against Pakistani christians over the years. I don't think this attack is connected to what's been going on in France and Belgium although the Daesh nutters would see them as fair game the same as elements of the Pakistani population do which is witnessed by this atrocity.

Many attacks are not mentioned in the press because they are minor in comparison to this one but some people would label what's been going on in Pakistan as systematic persecution of a religious minority. It's not sanctioned by the State but a lot of people feel that in many instances, a blind eye is turned by the authorities to far too many of these attacks.

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LE

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LE

The fact that it hit kids and grown ups of whatever shape, size, colour or religious inclination in immaterial. Whoever's responsible and not just the flying mince one. The ones organising it, need dealt with.
The good news being the Pakistani intelligence crowd don't have to look too far.

I'm afraid it is very relevant. If terrorists killed half that many people in a Western country, the media would go into hysterics. It would be the lead story for days afterwards. The PM would chair a COBRA meeting even if no UK citizens were killed.

Kill 70 people in Pakistan and it will be forgotten in the West within 24 hours.

LE

I'm afraid it is very relevant. If terrorists killed half that many people in a Western country, the media would go into hysterics. It would be the lead story for days afterwards. The PM would chair a COBRA meeting even if no UK citizens were killed.

Kill 70 people in Pakistan and it will be forgotten in the West within 24 hours.

LE

The fact that it hit kids and grown ups of whatever shape, size, colour or religious inclination in immaterial. Whoever's responsible and not just the flying mince one. The ones organising it, need dealt with.The good news being the Pakistani intelligence crowd don't have to look too far.

LE

I'm afraid it is very relevant. If terrorists killed half that many people in a Western country, the media would go into hysterics. It would be the lead story for days afterwards. The PM would chair a COBRA meeting even if no UK citizens were killed.

Kill 70 people in Pakistan and it will be forgotten in the West within 24 hours.

For now, I think your last line is correct. I suspect as time goes on, we (western nations in general) will be less blasé and begin to understand the connectivity of where all this is going. At that point, we may begin to see some proper leadership as people start understanding the threat and the realisation of reality.

At which point, war is an inevitability.

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LE

I'm afraid it is very relevant. If terrorists killed half that many people in a Western country, the media would go into hysterics. It would be the lead story for days afterwards. The PM would chair a COBRA meeting even if no UK citizens were killed.

Kill 70 people in Pakistan and it will be forgotten in the West within 24 hours.

I know. It shouldn't be though. 69 dead in Lahore is a global tragedy. Whether the globe realises its a tragedy is a different matter.

My sig block says exactly how I feel.

First they came for the Communists but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists but I was not one of them, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews but I was not Jewish so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
Martin Niemoeller

LE

I'm afraid it is very relevant. If terrorists killed half that many people in a Western country, the media would go into hysterics. It would be the lead story for days afterwards. The PM would chair a COBRA meeting even if no UK citizens were killed.

Kill 70 people in Pakistan and it will be forgotten in the West within 24 hours.